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Kayhan Ozturk1, Omer Erdur, Ertugrul Kibar
1Selcuk University Medical School Otolaryngology Clinic, Konya, Turkey.
Abstract:
The authors presented a patient with quadriplegia caused by cervical spine abscess following voice prosthesis replacement. The authors present the first reported permanent quadriplegia patient caused by voice prosthesis replacement. The authors wanted to emphasize that life-threatening complications may be faced during the replacement of voice prosthesis. Care should be taken during the replacement of voice prosthesis and if some problems have been faced during the procedure patients must be followed closely.
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